INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Nepals Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali today held a virtual meeting with the United Kingdoms State Minister
for South Asia, Lord Ahmed.
In a press statement issued today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, During the meeting, both the leaders
exchanged views on various matters of mutual interest, including cooperation in the context of COVID-19 and climate change.
Minister
Gyawali, at the meeting, extended his thanks to the UK government for providing support to Nepals development, the health sector in
particular, and stressed the importance of continuing partnership in the post-COVID-19 recovery stage.
The two ministers also shared their
views about holding the next round of Nepal-UK Bilateral Consultation Mechanism (BCM) meeting virtually between the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and the UKs Foreign and Commonwealth Office within the next few months.
The United Kingdom, the host for the UN Climate Change
Conference (COP26) to be held in November 2021, said it looked forward to Nepals active participation in this global dialogue, as stated in
the statement.
Read the full statement, here
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